ORIGINAL: wdolson
I know the Trumpeter 1/350 Hornet isn't completely accurate, but I wonder why they didn't release a Yorktown and an Enterprise. Trumpeter often releases a lot of variations to get the most out of all their molds.
Bill
I noticed this while starting work on my San Francisco the other night. I have enough parts to make 5 3-gun turrets, if I wanted to, with an extra barrel sitting around. Although some other pieces on the sprue will all be used. I dig the extra parts because it means I can make repairs or replace lost pieces without resorting to creativity.
For the 3D printing, it's not too bad right now. Another 5 years and I think we'll have great opportunities to buy 3D printed stuff, although still probably relatively niche (mostly models and gaming supplies, perhaps some minor household items). Mostly because the printable area on any of the affordable printers is still pretty small. My buddy's can only print 6x6x6 maximum, and that's not quite realistic with the extruder tech on his. It's more like 5x5x5.
Also, it takes a gazillion years to print anything as detailed as those CV islands. Printing a 3x4x3 model took his 8 hours, I think, at I think 2mm resolution (as in each layer is 2mm thick). Thicker layers = faster print times, but more "steps" on the model. Thinner means a much better looking model, but increases the print time by a ton.
